... we need to create our menu. It became obvious that Gerardo is well liked and respected by the vendors , who were more than pleased to smile for pictures and describe their wares. Gerardo explained everything and invited our questions - we learned so much about the different types of Mexican produce and how they are used. What a great photographic opportunity, everything so colourful. Gerardo pointed out a popular ...

... I love that right after the big topes in the middle of nowhere there are a plethora of tire, shocks, and other car repair shops, I assume it is these people who take the signs down to warn you of the topes. So I learned that speeding and following the cabs or collectivos was the best way as they knew where they were and were my warning system. And boy did they speed! The other crazy thing is the u-turn lanes from the other side. So the ...

... beetles. Literally 30% of all the cars here seem to be beetles and another 3rd seems to be made up exclusively by taxis. Still in a strange way it adds character and charm to the place, which in its colourful chilled out way does feel very calming. Helena and I spent the day wandering around the city, which felt remarkably like Puebla had done, just with a more mountainy feel to it. It was slightly less ...

... to go back to the house me and Tom thought it was a laugh that we had got lost and when we navigated our way back to the house they weren’t in.

So we decided to walk back to the tree again and along the way we bumped into dad who was with some security officials, as we walked back to mum dad told us the whole story about how they went to the security officials tent showed them a picture of us and they all went out searching. ...